A briefcase with undisclosed contents – sought by Irish terrorists and the Russian mob – makes its way into criminals' hands. An Irish liaison assembles a squad of mercenaries, or 'ronin', and gives them the thorny task of recovering the case.
Direction
Frankenheimer's final masterpiece—no CGI, all practical chaos.
Stunts
Paris car chase: 150mph, wrong-way, real cars dying beautifully.
Acting
De Niro and Reno's weary chemistry—two old wolves circling.
Director
John Frankenheimer
Robert De Niro
Sam
Jean Reno
Vincent
Natascha McElhone
Deirdre
Stellan Skarsgård
Gregor
Skipp Sudduth
Larry
Jonathan Pryce
Seamus O'Rourke
Sean Bean
Spence
Michael Lonsdale
Jean-Pierre
Féodor Atkine
Mikhi
Katarina Witt
Natacha Kirilova
Ron Perkins
Man with the Newspaper
Daniel Breton
Sergi's Accomplice
Amidou
Man at Exchange
Jan Tříska
Dapper Gent
Bernard Bloch
Sergi
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The famous car chase was shot without permits—Frankenheimer had drivers scream 'We're filming!' in French and keep rolling. Real Parisians, real terror, real cars destroyed.
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